Ep:90 - SandiCare Celebrates Firsts In Black History Month!

The Breakfast Club of SandiCare podcast dives into Black History Month with a focus on pioneers who broke barriers. From inventors and activists to artists and athletes, the episode honors those who achieved monumental firsts in history. It's a celebration of trailblazers whose contributions have shaped the world we live in today.

SandiCare discussed these amazing people

Dr. Carolyn Jefferson-Jenkins - the first African American President of the National League of Women Voters.

Fritz Pollard (1894-1986) - The first African American NFL football coach.

Bessie Coleman - The first black woman to gain an international permit to fly.

Gloria Jean Randle Scott - The first African American president of the Girl Scouts of the USA.

Georgiana R. Simpson, Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander and Eva Beatrice Dykes - The first African American Women to receive PHD’s, all received their PHD’s in 1921.

Colonel Frederick Drew Gregory - The first African American Space Shuttle Commander.

The Georgia Infirmary - The first hospital in the United States established exclusively for African Americans.

Hiram Rhodes Revels - the first African American elected to the U.S. Congress and Senate.

Oprah Winfrey - First ever woman to become a billionaire.

Charles Gordone - The first African American to win the Pulitzer Prize.

Hazel W. Johnson (1927-2011) - The first African American woman to become a general in the U.S. Army.

Tia Norfleet - The first African-American woman licensed by NASCAR.

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